June 4 - 6, 2012
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St. Louis, MO
ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS
An Abstract must be submitted for all papers and presentations. Abstracts should be submitted by the deadlines specified and
should adhere to the specific guidelines listed below.
  • Submit to the Session Chair by March 15, 2012

  • Include the title of the presentation.

  • Provide the primary author’s full name, title, affiliation, complete mailing address, phone
    number and email address.

  • Include the full name, affiliation, city, state, and country for all co-authors, if  applicable.
Abstract Guidelines
Abstract body (excluding title and authors) should be no longer than 150 words.  Text should be provided in Times New
Roman font. Graphs and charts will not be accepted. The abstract should begin with the reason for the work and include as
much concrete information as possible. Emphasize novel features. Generalities such as "...results will be discussed..."
should be avoided. Commercial content is NOT acceptable for abstracts or presentations, and logos and similar content  
should not be included.
SOCRATES TRUJILLO, HENRY NJAPAU, BENJAMIN J. CANAS, DOUGLAS L. PARK, U.S. Food and Drug Administration,
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, College Park, MD, USA; NICHOLAS FICO,
University of Maryland, JIFSAN, College Park, MD, USA:

Single Laboratory Validation of Commercially Available Kits for the Detection of Aflatoxin M1

Aflatoxin M1 is a genotoxic hydroxylated metabolite of aflatoxin B1 that can occur in milk from lacting dairy cows fed rations containing aflatoxin
B1-contaminated corn and cottonseed meal. Aflatoxin M1 in milk may be carried over in milk products....(continue text of abstract).

SOCRATES TRUJILLO, Interdisciplinary Scientist, U.S. Food and Drug Administration CFSAN, HFS 345, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway,
College Park, MD 20740-3835 USA; Phone: (301) 436-2037, Email: socrates.trujillo@fda.hhs.gov.
Sample Abstract
Submit your abstract by March 15th!
The primary author should submit the abstract directly to the appropriate session chair.
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